soppy

Example Sentences

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But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"Not to get all soppy, but it's just something I never thought I would have", says Jo, who previously starred in the musical & Juliet and uses they/them pronouns.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

The soppy ground will keep any new rainfall from soaking in, increasing the risk of flash flooding with any new rain this weekend.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The lyrics are soppy, but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022

This didn’t seem so soppy; it just looked like carer stuff, because by now there was something uncertain about her walk, and I wondered if I’d badly underestimated how weak she still was.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro